Stage Production Reviews and Images

Big Telly Theatre Company’s production of The Faerie Thorn opened at The Riverside Theatre in Coleraine on Friday 21 April 2017 and finishes a 32-date tourwith a final performance in Dresden on Monday 12 June 2017.

On this page you’ll find theatre reviews, some of the audience feedback and selected images.

Theatre Reviews
‘The Big Telly crew are masters of creating spellbinding performances using minimal props and using them to great effect, and the cast’s versatility in adopting different characters gives it that extra spark. It all makes for a vibrant and engaging performance, which hooks you from the outset and keeps reeling you in throughout.’ Culture NI. Read the full review here.

‘Compelling, idiosyncratic and inventively staged show merging fantasy with reality.’ The Stage. Read the full review here.

‘Take three stories from Jane Talbot’s book of north coast mythology, add a pinch of Big Telly Theatre Company tomfoolery, prime it with a mischievous and madcap cast, decorate with a big soundtrack, lights, masks and puppets … and you’ve got The Faerie Thorn.’ Alan in Belfast. Read the full review here.

‘This was a night to make you look over your shoulder, shiver a bit, and wonder.’ Jane Hardy, Irish News. Read the full review here.

‘It was a night of laughter, tears and some slight wincing.’ Culture Hub Magazine. Read the full review here.

‘The night was filled with magic and mystery, the kind we all hope to find when we come to Ireland. There were songs that made your heart ache and your spirits rise, storytelling of lyrical proportions and many, many laughs.’ Tale Time Stories. Read the full reviewhere.

Some of the Audience Feedback [via Twitter, Instagram and Facebook]‘Creative, funny and fast-paced performance! Fantastic portrayal of Man Donaghy’s story and both vivid and evocative characterisations of the folk from the hawthorn and local beauty spots such as Plaiskin Head and Murlough Bay.’ Julie Sittlington [Coleraine performance]

‘Absolutely stunning from tip to tail. The sheer amount of creativity in this little gem is unbelievable; the language is beautiful, the set/lighting/soundtrack are transformative and the acting is just first class. Go.’ Colm Doran [Belfast performance]

‘What a show! Haven’t laughed that much in a long time.’ Martin Dunseath [Belfast performance]

‘Incredibly fun and lovely and heartwarming and captivating and hilariously funny and I shed tears of joy and melancholy… altogether fabulous stuff. Majestic work by all. Congratulations!’ Martin McDowell [Belfast performance]

‘Wonderfully wacky and weird and wondrous. Fabulous in all senses of the word.’ Shelley Tracey [Belfast performance]